San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1979 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 3 1 0 0
Smith ss 4 1 3 0
Winfield rf 4 1 1 1
Turner lf 4 1 2 3
Tenace c 4 0 2 0
Briggs 1b 4 0 0 0
Bevacqua 3b 3 0 0 0
Almon 2b 3 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Tellmann p 1 0 0 0
  Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  Hargrove ph 1 0 0 0
  Kinney p 0 0 0 0
  Fahey ph 1 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Templeton ss 4 0 1 1
Brock lf 4 0 1 0
  Mumphrey lf 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 2 2 0
Simmons c 3 2 1 2
Hendrick rf 4 1 2 1
Scott cf 4 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 2
Oberkfell 2b 2 1 1 0
  Tyson ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Vuckovich p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 7
San Diego 000 004 000480
St. Louis 402 100 00x7100
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (3-6) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0
  Tellmann   2.2 7 5 5 0 1
  Lolich   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Kinney   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  D'Acquisto   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Vuckovich  W (6-3) 9.0 8 4 4 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
6

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–San Diego Winfield (16,off Vuckovich).  3B–St. Louis Oberkfell (2,off Tellmann).  HR–San Diego Turner (5,6th inning off Vuckovich 2 on, 2 out), St. Louis Simmons (13,3rd inning off Tellmann 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Smith (10,2nd base off Vuckovich/Simmons); Scott (19,2nd base off Tellmann/Tenace).  CS–Smith (4,2nd base by Vuckovich/Simmons).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:17.  A–26,695.
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